Principal Engineer - Controls

Employee Type: Full time Location: IL Works from Home Job Type: Engineering Manufacturing Job Posting Title: Principal Engineer - Controls About Us: TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada.
At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people.
We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities and families.
We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.
What You Gain: Competitive compensation and benefits program Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs Job Description: About the Role: The primary role of the Controls Engineer will be to support subject matter expert technical peers throughout all phases of a project including Operation and Production Optimization.
This position will initiate technical abilities to identify and support key strategies, programs, and capital projects to deliver the highest value business benefit to the company.
Ability to communicate and lead within cross-functional teams is a fundamental skill set for this position.
Support automation hardware, as well as, associated software platforms.
Must be familiar with Allen Bradley PLC programming.
Continuous Improvement for key strategies / programs across the enterprise (includes development and roll out of new) Self–starter and known for bringing ideas forward, uses data to drive operational and cost efficiency initiatives in the Automation space Explore and implement industry-proven ways to automate new & existing systems Be able to support industry and Treehouse-specific design standard patterns on both equipment and process level Ensure that technical solutions comply with company security practices and pass audit requirements Key support to capital project teams Provides initial and supporting information of technical and economic feasibility analysis for automation efforts, focusing on improvements to the current state that deliver competitive advantages Capability to execute established start-up protocols - Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests and Commission, Qualify, and Verify Important Details: This is a full-time remote position with 50% travel.
About You: You’ll fit right in if you have: BS Degree in Engineering (or related field) 5+ years in industry, preferred experience in Food Manufacturing Pro-active team member with partners from R&D and Continuous Improvement Teams to drive improved performance, cost, and/or quality Expected 50% travel Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away! Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.
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